Digital DECpc LP
Utilities & Configuration
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SMODE.EXE
The SMODE utility allows the main logic board's video circuitry to emulate and display non-standard VGA
modes. With SMODE, it is possible to run software applications written for the following non-VGA
modes:
♦
Standard VGA, EGA and MCGA modes with resolutions up to 640 x 480
♦
Super VGA modes with resolutions up to 1024 x 786 and display text up to 132 col x 43 rows
♦
CGA, Hercules and MDA modes required by applications designed to run under earlier video
standards
The following procedure describes how to access SMODE:
1) Turn on the computer.
2) Allow the POST to complete.
3) Insert the backup copy of the System and VGA Utilities diskette into drive A.
4) Type
a:
and press
[Enter]
.
5) Type
cd\vga_util
and press
[Enter]
.
6) Select the desired video option following the instructions on screen.
7) If applicable, copy the SMODE.EXE file to a directory on the computer's hard disk drive.
8) Remove the System and VGA Utilities diskette from drive A and store it in a safe place.
KP.EXE
KP.EXE is an MS-DOS executable file that allows to set a password for the keyboard and mouse without
turning off the computer. When setting this password, the keyboard and mouse can not process any input
other than the current keyboard and mouse password. Setting this password secures the computer against
unauthorized access while the computer remains turned on.
When a keyboard and mouse password has been set, each time the computer is turned off, the password is
deleted. When turning on the computer again, a new keyboard and mouse password have to be set. When
a power-on password has been set, the power-on password becomes the keyboard and mouse password.
Keyboard and mouse passwords can have as many as seven upper or lower case keyboard characters and
are recorded exactly as they are entered. For example, when using the 6 from the typewriter key section of
the keyboard, the 6 from the numeric keypad cannot be substituted.
NOTE
When you create a keyboard and mouse password, the characters do not appear on
the screen as they are typed. Each time you enter or change a keyboard and mouse
password, the characters also do not appear on the screen as they are typed.
